Re: PS/2 mouse

["Susan G. Kleinmann" <sgk@sgk.tiac.net>]

Hi --

You asked:
> I am trying to run Debian-1.1 on my Compaq Deskpro 66M and the kernel is
> not regognizing my PS/2 mouse nor can I find "psaux.o" (and related files)
> to load the module. I tried boot disks for kernel version 2.0.0 and 2.0.6.
> Is this an error in the boot disk distribution and is there a way to fix
> this short of recompiling the kernel.

(I hope you've already gotten an answer to this.)

Yes, you need a kernel with special support for the mouse compiled in.  
Reading the 'config-?' files in 
    buzz-fixed/disks-i386/special-kernels
it appears that all of the special kernels there have support for the 
PS/2 mouse incorporated as a module.  Several other types of bus mice 
are supported as well.

HTH,
Susan Kleinmann